Sweethearts – Hunger Games Sugar Cookies

Back when LOST was about to end, I made these sugar cookies that I dubbed “Sweet Cheeks“, which was one of many of Sawyer’s nicknames for people on the island. I bought a Message in a Cookie Kit from Williams-Sonoma and simply pressed names into the cookies before baking. It’s loads of fun and the kit is only $20.

To make these into Hunger Games cookies, I simply stamped in different names and phrases. This sugar cookie is to die for. I sat down at my computer this morning after taking the shots and inhaled five before I realized what I was doing. I suppose it’s better than throwing them out a train window though!

I call these “Sweethearts” instead, named after Haymitch’s pet name for Katniss.

Just think of the possibilities here. Guys, if your girlfriend is obsessed with The Hunger Games and you’re ready to pop the question, you totally need to propose to her via cookies. Just do three cookies, one with “You’ll Marry Me” and another with “Real or Not Real”. She’ll melt! Make sure you have a “Real” cookie for her to give to you. Be optimistic and don’t include a “Not Real” cookie. That would be a real bummer.

You obviously don’t need to make cute flower cookies. I just love this cutter, so I used it again. One trick I picked up while doing these was to save on time chilling the dough, just stick your flour in the freezer the day before you make these. That way when you mix the dough, the really cold flour will have your dough all chilled and ready to roll!

I stamped the cookies while they were on the sheet, then baked them for 11 minutes at 350 degrees.

Here they are cooling off! There’s no numbers in the kit, so I used a toothpick to make the ‘2’ in District 12. As you can see, I suck at toothpick numbering.

About the Author

Crystal "Pikko" Watanabe is a food blogger living in Honolulu, Hawaii. Co-author for the cute bento cook book Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches, Crystal spends most of her free time agonizing over lighting and posting news to Mockingjay.net.

Just put my first batch in the oven! I was amazed how easy this was! I had to keep my parents out of the dough XD

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Damn, I wish I could think of smoehtnig smart like that!

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j

wow,this is a really good idea.perfect you are looking for something sweet to serve at a hunger games party

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j

wow,this is a really good idea.perfect you are looking for something sweet to serve at a hunger games party. .

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j

sorry,i put it twice

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Dania

I made these and love them! I made them for my mom and she wouldn’t stop eating them. 😛 We made 50 biscuits and she wouldn’t let me take a lot to school for my friends!:P They were so easy to make too. Great recipes, I will make them many times.

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Greasy Sae

Haha, glad it’s not just me that has found herself totally inhaling them! 😀

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Aurelia

I like it! 😀
It looks delicious.

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Chrystal

Wonderful recipe. (: they look delicious! Do you know where I could buy the letters to stamp the cookies with? In a store, hopefully. Thanks!

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Greasy Sae

I bought it at Williams-Sonoma!

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TJ

When my book comes out (which it will eventually) I pray that you will post the recepies. They’ll be pretty interesting. I found it funny, because in The Hunger Games, each District had a type of bread. In my book IT’S THE SAME!!!!! AND THERE”S 12 Empires as there are 12 Districts!!! ?O______o so i’m changing that after my friends compared my heroine to Katniss! ( I hate comparisions to other characters not in the same series) anyway coolness! I hope one day they come on here though. There some other stuff.

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Alexandra

Amazing idea!! Seriously, if my boyfriend proposed to me with the “real or not real” cookies i would probably faint from happiness!! LOL such a good idea! all of your hunger games recipes are so creative and look fantastic!! i’ll definitely be trying some out!

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Greasy Sae

Haha, well, you should casually link this to him for sure then! 😀

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Toobie

i made these last night and they tasted amazing. i even added some chocolate chips! thanks for the amzing recipe. can you put up a recipe of like regular chocolate chip recipes? alright well thanx!

I did two batches of these this weekend b/c there were just so many words I wanted to make! The second batch I used wheat flour and it gave the cookies a great taste and a browner color. Trying to not eat all of them before the premiere!

I really wanted to thank you for this recipe! I love, love love it. It has become my “signature” as my mom would put it. It’s also now pretty much a main stay at the house. I make them for work too! Everyone there loves them! If they I ask, I direct them to your website!

OMG!! I adore those. I’m having a Hunger Games birthday party soon and thsoe will totally be on the table. Great idea!! I do think there should be a Rue one and plan on making one or two myself!! :):):)

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Dani

WOW! These cookies look amazing!
Can I also use a toothpick to write the letters? And do they really stay like this until the cookies are ready in the oven? :O
Please reply! (:
Greetings from Germany.

Absolutely love these! I made them myself, putting a different word on each one, spelling out HG quotes. Brilliant recipe, which I included (well, am about to) in my blog here – http://www.ayoungfoodie.wordpress.com – but obviously gave credit and linked back to your site, of course.

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Emily

Oh my gosh I love these! I’m having a hunger games party soon and I an definetly doing these!